Callias II

Callias II (died 432 BC) was an Athenian statesman, general, and diplomat.

Biography
Callias was born into a wealthy slaveowning family from Athens, and he became one of the richest men in his city. He fought at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, and he became a supporter of Pericles, becoming a diplomat and ambassador for the Delian League. He negotiated an end to the Greco-Persian Wars in 449 BC, and he went on to serve as a general in the Peloponnesian War. He was slain at the Battle of Potidaea in 432 BC.